published_or_final_version / Surgery / Master / Master of Surgery

Includes bibliography (leaves 249-291). / xxiv, 291, [52] leaves : / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Discusses and evaluates the role of intra-operative ultrasound in colorectal surgery ; techniques of laparoscopic surgery and the impact on the incidence of hypothermia during surgery ; advanced prognostic techniques in colorectal cancer ; the impact of ambulatory anorectal surgery ; and, the potential of an information video to decrease the anxiety of patients through imparting essential information to patients. / Thesis (M.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Surgery, 1999